Fluent Fiction - Swedish: Snowy Stockholm: A Heartwarming Tale of Crayfish Parties and Community
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Story Transcript:

Sv: Johan log inte i Stockholm.
En: Johan didn't live in Stockholm.

Sv: Första snön föll tidigt, den natten.
En: The first snow fell early that night.

Sv: Men Johan log ändå.
En: But Johan still smiled.

Sv: Han älskade kräftfester.
En: He loved crayfish parties.

Sv: Det var hans favoritdag.
En: It was his favorite day.

Sv: Men idag var det annorlunda.
En: But today was different.

Sv: Det var mer snö än vanligt.
En: There was more snow than usual.

Sv: Han kunde inte se gatan.
En: He couldn't see the street.

Sv: Han pratade med sina grannar.
En: He talked to his neighbors.

Sv: De sa att det var en vinterstorm.
En: They said it was a winter storm.

Sv: Johan blev ledsen.
En: Johan became sad.

Sv: Han älskade kräftfester.
En: He loved crayfish parties.

Sv: Men han ville inte frysa.
En: But he didn't want to freeze.

Sv: Hans grannar sa till honom att stanna inne.
En: His neighbors told him to stay inside.

Sv: Men Johan ville inte stanna inne.
En: But Johan didn't want to stay inside.

Sv: Han ville ha sin kräftfest.
En: He wanted his crayfish party.

Sv: Han gick ut med sin stora jacka.
En: He went out with his big jacket.

Sv: Han bar på sin haklapp.
En: He carried his bib.

Sv: Han bar på sina kräftor.
En: He carried his crayfish.

Sv: Det var kallt, men han brydde sig inte.
En: It was cold, but he didn't care.

Sv: Han gick till parken.
En: He went to the park.

Sv: Det var där han brukade ha sin kräftfest.
En: That's where he used to have his crayfish party.

Sv: Men det var mycket snö.
En: But there was a lot of snow.

Sv: Han kunde inte sitta på bänken.
En: He couldn't sit on the bench.

Sv: Det var för mycket snö.
En: There was too much snow.

Sv: Johan brydde sig inte.
En: Johan didn't care.

Sv: Han öppnade sin låda med kräftor på marken.
En: He opened his crate of crayfish on the ground.

Sv: Han satte på sin haklapp.
En: He put on his bib.

Sv: Han började äta kräftor.
En: He started eating crayfish.

Sv: Nästa timme var kall.
En: The next hour was cold.

Sv: Johan var inte glad.
En: Johan wasn't happy.

Sv: Men han fortsatte äta.
En: But he kept eating.

Sv: Han tänkte bara på kräftfester.
En: He only thought about crayfish parties.

Sv: Han ville inte tänka på vinterstormen.
En: He didn't want to think about the winter storm.

Sv: Han ville bara njuta av sina kräftor.
En: He just wanted to enjoy his crayfish.

Sv: Plötsligt hörde han en röst.
En: Suddenly he heard a voice.

Sv: Det var hans grannar.
En: It was his neighbors.

Sv: De såg honom i parken.
En: They saw him in the park.

Sv: De skrattade och ropade hans namn.
En: They laughed and shouted his name.

Sv: De kom till honom med filtar och varm choklad.
En: They came to him with blankets and hot chocolate.

Sv: De satte sig ner med honom.
En: They sat down with him.

Sv: De började äta kräftor tillsammans.
En: They started eating crayfish together.

Sv: Det var fortfarande kallt.
En: It was still cold.

Sv: Men Johan kände sig bättre.
En: But Johan felt better.

Sv: Han var inte ensam längre.
En: He wasn't alone anymore.

Sv: Han hade sin kräftfest.
En: He had his crayfish party.

Sv: Han var glad.
En: He was happy.

Sv: Så slutade Johan sin dag.
En: That's how Johan's day ended.

Sv: Han var kall, men glad.
En: He was cold but happy.

Sv: Skratt och kräftskal fyllde parken i Stockholm, mitt i en oändlig vinterstorm.
En: Laughter and crayfish shells filled the park in Stockholm, in the middle of an endless winter storm.

Sv: De njöt av traditionell kräftfest utomhus, även om det var kallt.
En: They enjoyed a traditional crayfish party outdoors, even though it was cold.

Sv: Johan log nu i Stockholm.
En: Johan now smiled in Stockholm.

Sv: Han hade sina kräftor.
En: He had his crayfish.

Sv: Han hade sina grannar.
En: He had his neighbors.

Sv: Och han brydde sig inte om snön längre.
En: And he didn't care about the snow anymore.

Sv: För i Stockholm, kräftfester var alltid det bästa.
En: Because in Stockholm, crayfish parties were always the best.

Sv: Oavsett hur mycket det snöade.
En: No matter how much it snowed.


Vocabulary Words:

• Johan: Johan
• Stockholm: Stockholm
• snow: snö
• night: natten
• smiled: log
• crayfish parties: kräftfester
• favorite: favorit
• different: annorlunda
• usual: vanligt
• street: gatan
• neighbors: grannar
• winter storm: vinterstorm
• sad: ledsen
• freeze: frysa
• stay inside: stanna inne
• big: stora
• jacket: jacka
• bib: haklapp
• carried: bar på
• park: parken
• bench: bänk
• crate of crayfish: låda med kräftor
• ground: marken
• eating: cråka
• happy: glad
• thought: tänkte
• voice: röst
• laughed: skrattade
• shouted: ropade
• blankets: filtrar